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bubbalyme
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 11652

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Does anyone know how veterinary medicines are regulated for strength and consistency? Do they go through the same regulations as for drugs for humans?

Thanks!

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METALLlC BLUE
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 6628

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This is such a sad question that I hear too often. The fact that animals are treated more effectively and more often for Lyme Disease than humans is atrocious, and the fact that some of us have turned to buying "animal" antibiotics because we can't get them from our doctor is just disturbing.

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merrygirl
Frequent Contributor (1K+ posts)
Member # 12041

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Vet medication is generally just human medications. I used to be in charge of ordering for hospitals and the drugs are the same. There are drugs that are just for animal use though
Dosing is not the same. But vet doxy is the same as human doxy.

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randibear
Honored Contributor (10K+ posts)
Member # 11290

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well all i can say is that randi's vet asked me how long i had lyme years before any medical doctor figured it out!!!

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Sparrow
LymeNet Contributor
Member # 11734

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Is the Bicillin the same? I have heard that it has formaldehyde in it and have never been able to determine if the human version is the same.

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